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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-13
Sheridan Sends the News to Grant.

a former member of General Grants
staff during the war said to the Trdr-
eLLer correspondent tonight, while chat
ting about the great commander: (" I
know great deal about Sherdan's
campaign through the Shenandoah Val
ley, about which so much has been
count of the attack of General Rosser
upon the acknowledgement of the
army. l know exactly what Sheridan's
orders were, because | wrote them from
Grants dictation. The valley of the
Shenandoah was really the supply sta
ton for Lees army, and Grant knew
that he could strike the confederates a
heavier blow by taking their food from
them than he could by winning half a
dozen battles. His orders to Sheridan
were most explicit, and afterwards he
often spoke in words of praise at the
manner in which the work was so eff
fectually done. OF course Rosser
doesn't like Sheridan, although he is
splendid fellow, if he has stopped over
in this affair. During most of the time
that Rosser was in Sheridan's vicinity
Little Phil - kept him on the jump,
and naturally man is little rancor-
Gus in his feeling even twenty-five
years afterward. | was with Grant
when he got the first news that Sheri-
dan had laid the valley desolate waste.
We were at City Point one afternoon,
when the guards brought in two of the
| oughest-looking customers that | ever
saw. They had on old confederate uni
forms and were a disreputable pair
Grant looked at them closely and then
he smiled Both saluted, and he called
them by name and shook hands with
them. One of the men took little
ball of tin-foil out of his mouth and
handed it to the general; the other I'M
screwed button on his coat and took
out some tissue paper. These were
Sheridan's dispatches to Grant, and the
two Union scouts, for such the men
were, had travelled over two hundred
miles around the rebel army, and some
times through their lines, to reach the
commanding general with the good
news. Both men were rewarded with
promotions for their brave and danger
Gus work. One of them is now cap
tain of artillery in the regular army;
the other have not heard from for a
great many years. "-Trareller.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-13
Care of the Feet.

In warm weather especially house
keepers, who take so many steps, are
liable to great suffering from aching or
burning feet. Some seek relief in wear
ing old, broad slippers; others think a
close-ftting boot supports the ankle
and is more comfortable for the foot.
The boot presents the best appearance
an ill-shaped foot may look neat in a
boot, but slipper or low shoe makes
the most of natures defects. Some
tired woman says comfort is more
than looks in the hurry of farm house
work." but we question whether it is
wise to wear lose, tapping slippers,
which allow the foot to spread and
widen until it loses all hope of pre-
senting trim appearance in a nice
boot, for there are women who have,
to use their own words, favored their
feet until their dread of dressing up "
lies in the misery of wearing buttoned
boot. A change from slipper to boot,
or even from one pair of boots to
another, will rest tired feet more than
would be imagined by one who has
never tried it. Bathing the feet at
night is recommended for relieving the
discomfort of burning feet, and washing
them in solution of boraX will also
lessen any irritation.-Neo England
Farmer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-13

feet development, not only physically,
by the aid of medical books, but intel
lectually, by the help of educational
works, for the one absorbing question
in her own life becomes, Il" What shall
l make of my child?" while she strains
every power-physical, spiritual and in
tellectual-to make him first strong,
then good and then wise. The mothers
of to-day have learned that the lessons
the little ones are taught in the nursery
lay the foundation of manhood and
womanhood, and to this end they turn
the energy which their grandmothers
gave to manual labor, household
drudgery and to worrying and fretting
about small things. And these nursery
lessons are, or should be, lessons of pa
thence, self-control and unselfishness,
the use of the perceptive faculties and
the exercise of their best powers. How
much better, then, that mother should
eXpend her time in this sort of instruc-
ton than in dressing her children in
elaborate clothing made at the expense
of her temper and of that tenderness
which should be ever ready to meet the
childish desire to learn and also the
childish grievances that must always
be poured into the mothers ear for sure
redress. Out of the nursery, too, the
growing girl needs the mothers SYM
patty in the difficulties of school life,
the misunderstanding of the life about
her. A mother whose life is entirely
absorbed in sweeping, and busting, and
cooking, and washing, and dressmaking,
at the expense of the sympathies, is
committing as great sin as though she
neglected to clothe her child's body or
to feed its stomach. The boys, who
are close to the mothers heart-and, it
may be added, to the fathers heart also
who find an ear always ready for their
experiences, also find home too pleasant
to leave at night for roisterous COM
panions. Perhaps, above all, little
wholesome disregard of disorder is
happy faculty for the mother of boys.
Give the boys sitting-room of their
own, where they can bring their COM
panions. Fit it up with good table
for books and quiet games, and with
racks for the fishing-rods and guns, and
give them conveniences for the many
odds and ends that boy loves, and do
not turn them out of doors and make
vagabonds of them because they dis
turb somewhat the good order of the
house. Let them feel at home in their
own homes and they will not seek
questionable company and amusements
in questionable places. Teach them to
respect your comfort by maintaining the
same good order they find about them,
by respecting their comfort, and it is
the mother whose influence is eXerted
in this direction who will be rewarded
by finding her boys around her at night.
Miss Cleveland, in late paper on the
career of woman, said: Whatever
your pursuit in life, let it begin with
the home and end with the home. No
matter how far your interests-let them
90 from the home to return to it," So
let us conclude that no matter what the
mother aims to be-housewife, dress
maker, cook, teacher or author-let her
never forget her spiritual duties as
mother. Exchange.
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Furnishing the Home.

Major A. B. Valentine, in letter to
Department Commander Blodgett, says,
in regard to furnishing the Soldiers
Home at Bennington: Although no
post should be made to feel under obi
cation to contribute a cent more than
ability or inclination would dictate, an
average of five dollars to each post
throughout the state would make a
sum which would go far towards fur
nishing the home. Many posts could
do more than this, while some should
not contribute anything. The Woman's
Relief Corps have done nobly. A week
does not pass without a reminder of the
interest the noble women of Vermont
feel in the Soldiers Home. All sums
should be sent through department
headquarters, and be forwarded in such
manner that each post can be mott
fled of the reception of the sum sent.
We purpose to have each sum repre-
scented in some piece of furniture or
article of comfort used by our comrades
at the Home"
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A Peculiar Case.

James T.. Curran, special examiner
of the pension office, was recently sent to
Canada to investigate an alleged fraudu-
lent pension case, and reported the fol-
lowing curious facts: " Chloe McDole
is receiving pension as the widow of
Daniel McDOle, a soldier of the war
of 1912. Soon after the close of that
war the McDole family moved from
Vermont to Canada, where they re-
sided several years, when the husband
deserted his family and returned to
Vermont, leaving his wife in Canada.
AS she did not hear from him for more
than seven years she concluded he was
dead, and so married one Leo Mon
trueil and continued to reside on the old
homestead. After living some fifteen
years with her second husband she was
surprised one day at the arrival of
Daniel McDole, who appeared very
glad to find her living and was de-
lighted to see her He was soon
informed, however, of the change
in affairs while he had been away, and a
lively discussion arose between the two
husbands as to which had the superior
right to the woman to whom each in
turn had been married, and they finally
agreed to submit the question to the
woman herself for decision. After con-
sidering this important and delicate
matter for two or three days she reached
the conclusion that she preferred her
second husband When her decision
was announced her first husband with
drew sadly from their abode, returned
to Vermont and never visited them
again. Years went by and in 1881 the
soldier died in Vermont. His former
wife, accidentally learning of his death,
applied for and obtained pension as
his widow, receiving some 5000 arrears.
Upon this statement of the facts and
the recommendation of the special en-
aminer, Mrs. McDole's name has been
dropped from the pension roll. Mrs.
McDole is very wealthy and the gov
eminent is making further investi-
CATION of her case, with a view of
recovering back the amount of pension
paid her. The lady, who is about
eighty-fve years of age, and her last
husband, who is only forty-three, will
contest the lost claim of the United
States in the courts of Canada.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-13

ing, screaming, with rush and roar
not unlike the noise of a railroad train.
1t described ajestic sweep through
the heavens, and as one stood and
watched it it suddenly burst with tire
mendous report, colored lights flashed
out like the lights from Roman candle
and the air was filed with the shrieks
OF hundred pieces of ragged, jagged
bits of iron torn from the proiectile and
hurled with great violence in all drec-
tioDs toward the earth. " And YOU
were not killed." you ask. Not ex-
actly; science and skill, which had
done so much to make the enginery of
warfare deadly, had also done some
thing to circumvent these implements
of death. In the batteries and along
the parallels every few feet little bomb
proofs were constructed, and in those
one could seek shelter until all danger
was past. Once in while bomb did
not explode, and it descended bodily
upon the roof of the temporary habita-
ton, and then you were given a SOL
dier's burial; but such misfortunes
were rare, and the loss of life from
even the severest cannonadng was
very small. On the morning of the 9TH
of September the troops were again
prepared to make another assault
upon Wagner. They were lying in
the trenches awaiting the order to
advance, when happily it was discov-
cred that the place had been evacuated,
and rushing upon it our men were soon
in peaceful possession. Previous to
this the parallels had been pushed up
to the very mouth of Wagner, and it
was impossible to distinguish our fire
from that of the enemy. Both Wagner
and Gregg had been mined, with the in
tention of blowing them up after they
had fallen into our hands, as Fort
Fisher was subsequently blown up,
with such appalling loss of life, but
most fortunately the train that commu-
nicated with the magazine was discov-
cred and the fuse eXtinguished before
this hellish work was executed. Fort
Sumter was assaulted on the night of
the 9TH by the navy, but it was a fruit
less enterprise-the fort did not fall
until Sherman came down to the sea
from Atlanta, and, getting in the rear of
Charleston, compelled the evacuation of
the pestilent city and of the strongholds
which defended it by land and sea-
Major Kisselburgh.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-13
LincOln's Leg Cases.

Some of my generals" said Presi-
dent Lincoln, "complain that my fire.
quent pardons impair discipline, but it
rests me after a days work to find
some excuse for saving a poor fellows
life" Every case in which a court
martial pronounces the penalty of death
is sent to the President for his approval.
One day Judge Holt, the judge-advo-
Gates general, laid case before Presi-
dent Lincoln. Well, III keep this
until | have more time to read the tes-
timony," remarked the President. The
Judge laid another case before him and
explained it. 81 must put this case
by" said the President, " until | can
settle in my mind whether this soldier
will better serve the country dead or
living" a third was presented "Well,
the general commanding" answered
the President, is to be here in a few
days to consult with Stanton and my
self about military matters. | will wait
and talk the matter over with him. - AT
last Judge Holt presented a most fla
grant case. a soldier, in the crisis of
the battle, had thrown away his gun
and hidden behind stump. When
tried he confessed his guilt. Moreover,
it was proved that he had stolen con-
tinually from his comrades. He had
no parents, wife or child, and the court
martial sentence seemed a just one.
There, Mr. President" said Judge
Holt, " is a case which comes exactly
within your requirements. He has no
relatives, does not deny his own guilt,
is unfit to wear the uniform, and would
better serve the country dead than liv-
ing" "Well, judge" answered the
President, running his long fingers
through his hair, :" guess l must put
this with my leg cases?" LEG cases,
Mr.. President?" said the Judge, frown-
ing at the levity. "What do you mean
by leg cases?" "Why, do you see
those papers crowded into those pigeon
holes?" They are the cases that you
call by that long title of Cowardice
in the face of the enemy l call them
my leg cases. put it to you, Judge,
if the Almighty gives man pair of
cowardice legs how can he help their
running away with him?"-Yomh'S
Companion.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-13
Fish ChOWder.

Mr.. Editor:-Here is a recipe for
making fish chowder which | have tried
and found toothsome: Boil twelve po-
tatoes and mash them. Slice and fry
brown six good-sized onions. Soak two
ship-biscut in cold water until they are
soft. Fry brown four slices of pork and
cut in small cubes. Cut in slices from
eight to twelve pounds of sea bass,
black bass or goldfish Put four or five
table-spoonfuls of fresh butter in pot
and a portion of the fried onions. Then
a layer of fish without bones. Season
with salt, black pepper, little ground
mace and cloves and bundle of thyme
and sweet marioram tied together. Then
a layer of the mashed potatoes. Re-
peat the process, leaving out the
thyme. Water enough to cover about
four inches. Add the biscuit and
two or three table-spoonfuls of chopped
parsley. Cook slowly for an hour or
more. Add little flour mixed with
water to about the consistency of
calf's-head soup, tumbler each of
MADEIRA, sherry and port and bottle
of claret. Throw in the pork.
S. p. r., New Haven, CT.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-13
Catarrh to CONSUMPTION.

Catarrh in its destructive force stands next to and
undoubtedly leads ON to consumption. 1t is there
fore singular that those afflicted with this fearful
disease should not make it the object of their lives
to rid themselves of it. Deceptive remedies con-
cocted by ignorant pretenders to medical knowledge
have weakened the confidence of the great majority
of sufferers in all advertised remedies. They he
come resigned to life Of misery rather than tor
ture themselves with doubtful paatves.
But this will never do. Catarrh must he met at
every stage and combated with all our might. In
many cases the disease has assumed dangerous
symptoms. The bones and cartilage of the nose the
organs of hearing of seeing and of tasting affected
to be useless, the uvula elongated, the throat
so infamed and irrtated as to produce a constant
and distressing cough.
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Each package contains one bottle of the RADICAL
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Various Topics.

Mr.. Editor:-I respond with pleas
ure to our friend Ella, who has so long
been silent.
NURsING.-I fully endorse the senti-
ments expressed in her letter, and, as
some may remember, | have in former
letters advised ladies who could do so
to make nursing their lfe-work. 1t re-
quires strength of nerve and muscle,
and no one should undertake it unless
they are strong.
CANNING FRUIT.-My experience in
canning Strawberries has proved to me
that it cannot be done successfully
without as much sugar in weight as
there is fruit. BY using one and one
fourth pounds of sugar they will keep
if they are put up cold. The same is
true of currants. The flavor is delicious,
but the fruit is very rich. When | was
a child knew man who put up cur
rants in green glass bottles, corked
tight, and they kept fresh in his cellar
all winter. If it has been done once
it can be done again.
BEET GREENs.-Do lovers of beet
greens know how wormy they are? If
not, just take a leaf that has white
blotches on it and hold it up to the
light. and in the leaf you will see the
worms. G. l.. F., East Bethel, Vt.
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The Cellar.

Some housekeepers, while scrupu-
lousy neat in their living rooms, are
likely to forget the cellar. 1t is down
out of the sight of callers and not con-
stantly before the housewives eye re-
quiring attention. Besides, the cellar is
cool, and perhaps damp, and will wait
until other work is done. Then the
vegetables kept for use are there. Some
of the potatoes may be decayed and the
beets and carrots are sending out their
sickly growths. Danger to the family's
health turks in such cellars. A writer
in an exchange has the following to say
on this subject: "Do not live over a
damp cellar an hour. To impress the
importance of this injunction | cite a
recent case near Pottsville, Pa, where
seven children were down-sick with
typhoid-not, as analysis proved, due
to the common source, poisoned drink
ing water, but to subterranean darkness
and moisture that infested the whole
house. With this insidious foe to life
and health they ate and slept con-
tentedly until the favorite child a boy
of eleven, was taken i'll and died. Then,
suspecting the damp cellar, the drain
was cleared out. But it was too late
the mischief was done and all of the
children had the disease. AS | looked
at the bereaved and saddened mother
| could but pity her want of knowledge
that had brought such afliction."
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Soloicrs' &uoort.
Pensions Granted.

To Catharine Guinan, st. Adams.
recently of Montpelier and the widow
of Mexican war soldier, so month
from January 20, 1887; Martha G.
Paige, widow of Henry M. Paige, late
major of the First Vermont Cavalry
S22 month and $500 arrears; William
Magiveny, Bethel, "a month and SS5
arrears; Ruth E. Crane, Burlington,
Sl2 month; G.. Markham, Mortified
IS month; Thomas Fleming, New.
port, IS month; Ellen NJ. Hazen,
West Hartford, S12 month.
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Gbe NOrlsebulo.
Going for the Cows.

Long before the crimson sunset
Flashes ON the farmhouse panes,
Long before the misty purple
Down the distant valley wanes,
Wistfu eyes are looking backwards
While the patient grandma sews,
And the old clock on the mantel,
Tick, tick, tick, so drowsily goes.
Dear me, Jenny" cries the grandma,
with her specs above her brows,
DO be quiet, it's so early
Lots of time to fetch the cows"
Shadows lengthen down the mountain,
And the swallows wing their round;
Scarlet sunlight flashes brightly
Ger the daisy-ladcn ground.
Anxious eyes are at the window
Looking down the meadow lane;
Tiny fingers softly tapping
ON the kitchen window-pane.
Bless me, Jenny" calls the grandma,
"There's no peace in all the house
DO go, If you can't he quiet
Go at once and fetch the cows "
Light the step that bent the clover,
Tripping DER the meadow wide
Two were meeting there together,
Talking softly, side by sidel
Up the lane come jet and SNOWFALL,
Brindle, Bess, with step so slow,
While the sunset softly fingers
ON maiden's cheek aglOw.
"Girls are girls" old grandma whispers,
As she sees them through the boughs;
"Once went, | well remember,
Very early for the cows! "
John Kenyon, in Iccident Ne,c
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-13

DYSPEPSIA makes the lives of many
people miserable and often leads to
self-destruction. We know of no
remedy for dyspepsia more successful
than Hoods Sarsaparilla. 1t acts
gently, yet surely and efficiently, tones
the stomach and other organs, removes
the faint feeling, creates good appe-
tite, cures headache and refreshes the
burdened mind. Give Hoods Sarsa-
parilla fair trial. 1t will do you good.
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The Mothers of To-Day.

Our grandmothers, who toiled and
drudged with hands and back to feed
and clothe the children they had borne,
thought their work finished when
they had acquitted themselves of
the physical responsibility of their
offspring, but the mother of to-day
finds heavier tasks before her and
higher duties for heart and brain. From
the moment when the new life is given
into her keeping she studies for its per-
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A COMPLETE CITRE.

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cakes of CuT1CuRA SOAR, and the result was just
what had been told II would bed complete cure
BELLE WADE. Richmond, Va.
Reference, q. W. Latimer, Druggist, Richmond Va.
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Mrs. WILLIAM II. SMITH of North
Randolph writes; The question was
recently asked in the WATCHMAN if
any one knew who composed these
lines:
Think that day lost whose low descending sun
Views from thy hand no worthy action done.
The authors name was Jacob Bobart
of Oxford, who died about the year
172G.n
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SALT RUEUM CURED.

| was troubled with Salt Rheum for number of
years, that the skin entirely came off of my
hands from the finger tips to the wrist tried rem
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] commenced taking CuTICuRA REMEDIES, and now
| am entirely cured.
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ITCHING, SCALY, PIMPLY.

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